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Always wondered how these people can get up there and be absolutely in control. Even when things screw up, you never knew it happened until a week has passed?As an emcee myself, I must say …
It’s almost impossible to be yourself in front of 200 faceless people when you are a nervous wreck. Yet we get this advice a lot, don’t we? If I recall, I did rant about it in a spoof video here.However recently, I decided to give this advice a 2nd chance. It happened during my judging ...
The last post was a fairly long one, so I shall keep this one bite-size. Under 300 words if I can. One of the problems that speakers have is this - “I have done all the necessary research, but I still feel like I am not prepared. What should I do?”Here’s a list of three ...
It has been a crazy month for us (me and the other four speech coaches - Doris, Danny, Gary and Sabrina!) as we travel around Singapore working with adrenalin pumping kids (or monkeys as some teachers fondly call them by). Our first stop was Yuan Ching Secondary School who have the most adorable teens. Check ...
Inspired by Copyblogger, I have decided to do a round-up of this year’s best received posts with a little running commentary of what is notable for each month. This would also be an excellent opportunity for you to do some catching up or revisit some of your favorite posts of the year.So come walk with ...
A post by Patricia Fripp that I strongly recommend you to read. It’s really easy to apply and my suggestion is for you to incorporate the tips immediately in your next conversation with a friend. Internalize it and the next time you deliver a presentation, sounding intelligent, powerful, polished, articulate and confident will be a ...
We just completed a four week speech coaching program with Millennia Institute. As part of the finale, we organized a speech competition among themselves, idol style. Couple of insightful pointers that were brought up by the judges which deserved to be studied here. I promise to be brief. (grins)1. A speech unites, not divides.One of ...
Pictures tell a thousand words but where do we get arresting images for our presentation slides? And for free?One site I will strongly recommend is stock.xchng but recently I have been using pictures from flickr. Seth Godin wrote an entry on it last week.If you need photos for a presentation or website or brochure, try ...
Thank God it’s Friday - yay!And now for my weekly recommendation of public speaking articles for you to read.Video Critique of Al Gore’s Talk in TEDThanks to “The Inconvenient Truth” and Al Gore’s conviction to save the world, he was recently awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Not only is his cause a worthy one, his ...
It has been a crazy two weeks for me which explains the awkward silence in The Public Speaking Blog. However I will like to assure you that I am still alive (thankfully!) and I have installed a couple of interesting entries for next week. Meanwhile, let me share with you a recent article sent to ...
Photo credits to JShineI finally finished reading a book written by a Magician. No, I am not switching careers. More importantly, Steve Cohen who is famously known as the Millionaire’s Magician( for obvious reasons ) writes about his secrets to a winning delivery of his magic performances in his book “Win The Crowd”Reading the book, ...
Eric in action (speech coaching)If you have been a frequent visitor of The Public Speaking Blog, you will realize that I seldom do promotions or get you to buy anything unless it serves a purpose i.e. the product helps you become a better speaker in the shortest amount of time. Today is such a occasion.I ...
Now if you’re still not convinced that one of today’s aggressive forms of marketing comes in the form of Storytelling…you haven’t been paying even the slightest bit of attention to your surroundings.In Part 1, I introduced one of the biggest Fast Food icons who used such a strategy, KFC. Turns out that many other corporate ...
I get this question a lot from my clients, my readers and even my mum - how do you clock stage time even if you don’t get to do presentations everyday? But before I share with you how, let me explain what stage time is to the newly initiated.Stage time - in my definition - ...
This outrageously informative article was written by John Kinde, a household name in The Public Speaking Blog. Some of the tips he shared (like colour-coding your speech or using punch words even for non-funny lines) are new to me and I am definitely going to try them out. A must read for anyone who wants ...
Photo credits goes to Angela RadulescuToday we’re going to talk about something a little more unusual… and potentially more controversial!No, we won’t be talking about crop circles. However, we are going to talk about a phenomenon that is just as rare but also just as impressive, and most definitely not a hoax: Female speakers.Many top ...
How do you attract positive attention and draw a sizeable crowd to you?This is a question I ask myself when I did my first book talk in KL. Unfortunately, I could not find any credible or relevant information that answers this burning question of mine. In times like this, I improvise. The good news is ...
Ever face with the insurmoutable task of delivering a speech off the cuff?I just came across a four-step formula created by Richard C. Borden that will teach you how to craft a powerful speech on the fly. To speakers who suck at speaking off the cuff, you will find this post God-sent.Here goes.Borden recommends that ...
Q & A sessions aren’t exactly very popular among speakers. As one of the professional speakers, Barry Gibbons, said “My experience tells me that these sessions are high-risk, low-reward interludes for everybody involved” He is right. In fact, I know of a lot of professional speakers who will talk the organizers out of having one. ...
A blogger friend of mine, Andrew Dlugan has done all of you a really BIG favor. He took the plunge into the public speaking blogosphere and fished out 70 public speaking blogs that you can learn from. When I first saw the list - like a minute ago - I was ecstatic! There are over ...
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